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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Girlfriends, Fiances,and Wives of Sailors

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Hello my name is Keisha and i am the creator of this group. Thanks for joining and i hope that all the advice this group gives is helpful

Please, if you no longer want to be a part of N4M's consider NOT deleting your profile as everything you have ever posted will disappear when you delete it . You can leave a group but don't permanently delete your profile!

Location: From Atlanta, GA all the way to Cali-forn-i-a now in Washington State
Members: 3872
Latest Activity: Feb 6

I'm a Navy Wife and I created this group back when I was a girlfriend and my now husband had gone to bootcamp. Its funny because i joined this website when they had under 50 members. This website has been sooooo helpful and I met so many people on here that gave great advice. I made this group so that we could all come together and give eachother advice and share ideas. I see that this group is growing more and more by the day, Im happy to see that because so many wives/fiances/and girlfriends are clueless when it comes the military lifestyle. Not knowing what to expect and not knowing about deployments, bootcamp, duty stations, etc. I want this to be the place you all recommend because so many people on this site are knowledgeable and very helpful. Once again thanks for joining my group and i hope you get all the information you need. I dont get to log on as much as i used to but i try my best to get on here. So if u have any questions feel free to make a discussion topic and Im positive that it will get answered if not, inbox me :-) Take Care ♥

Discussion Forum

Help needed!!

Started by Nia. Last reply by Nia Sep 7, 2022. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Hi everyone! My name is Nia, I’m new here. I just have a question that have been giving me anxiety lately. So my boyfriend has been emailing me every morning and sometimes night overseas, and then suddenly the flow has stopped out of no where. I’ve…Continue

advice!

Started by Mykenzie Apr 1, 2022. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi ladies!I just would love some advice on this current topic my significant other and i are having currently. without saying too much he’s enlisted in the navy and i am currently a university student. his work peers really value his work and his…Continue

Graduation coming up

Started by Kelly Jan 9, 2022. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hi,Im new here and I am glad that I found a group that share my confusion during new path of couple life. My boyfriend is due to graduate on the 28th and I am so sad I can't make it to see him. Mainly cause he only had two invites and family comes…Continue

Hubby shipping off to BC June 24!

Started by TARA. Last reply by Kaylee Sep 29, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Hi Everyone,I am new to this group and would like to say how thankful I am for finding a community of Navy wives, fiancés and girlfriends who can lend support to each other. A short background of our Navy journey - my guy wanted to sign up as EM…Continue

New here!

Started by Linda Jane. Last reply by Kaylee Sep 29, 2020. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Hi. I just joined last night. I wanted to introduce myself. I’m linda. My boyfriend is in Great Lakes now for basic training ship 02 Div 950. Then after graduation he immediately ships off to A school in SC. This is all extremely new to me and his…Continue

Fiancé Advice

Started by Lauren C. Last reply by astc Sep 26, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes

My fiance just joined the Navy and was sent off to bootcamp this week. We've been together for almost six years and we plan to get married after bootcamp is over.> I was hoping you could tell me if waiting until bootcamp is over was the smart…Continue

Good neighborhoods around Great Lakes IL??

Started by Artfulmind. Last reply by WCK110658 Jul 9, 2019. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi everyone! Hubs, baby, and I will be stationed in Great Lakes soon was wondering if anyone new of some good safe family friendly neighborhoods to rent a place? We don't mind being a half hour or so away from base. Heard the surrounding…Continue

Tags: moving, chicago, illinois, Lakes, Great

Hello Everyone!

Started by mommasett. Last reply by Anti M Mar 27, 2019. 1 Reply 1 Like

Happy Hump day to all!! I am new here and I am so glad that I have found this group! I am hoping it helps in my journey with my boyfriend and understanding his Navy Life a little better. Continue

POA to get a military i.d.

Started by Hafaadai. Last reply by Ib_vv_N Feb 23, 2019. 7 Replies 3 Likes

Hi! My SR left for BC on 28th of Nov. I received THE BOX on Dec. 6th. Still waiting on his form letter, personal letter and DEERS. He did not leave me a POA before he left because the recruiter said we won’t really need it until he gets out of BC.…Continue

sending photos

Started by lifesimplified Feb 20, 2019. 0 Replies 0 Likes

My boyfriend shipped out on 2/11/19. I just received his box but no form letter yet. As soon as I get his address, I will be writing him daily and sending many photos. I read somewhere on this forum that the recruits must show all photos to the…Continue

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Comment by RicksWifeAmber on February 17, 2010 at 11:26am: I am hoping he will mail me his LES from the 15th. We've only received 2 checks and I've only seen one LES so I'm not sure yet what to argue or not argue. I want to have all my ducks in a row before I say my piece.
I spoke to PAO yesterday and he will be in P'cola by the 1st week of March.
Maybe we will have a better open line of communication by then.

Comment by RicksWifeAmber on February 17, 2010 at 11:18am: LOL reading that thing is like Egyptian Hieroglyphics! He was only inactive 6 days out of the month so yes it would be prorated to some degree but not that much. Ahhh did not realize they paid it out on 2 checks for some reason I was thinking your last check of the moth had your entire BAH. This could explain some things. I had contacted his recruiter but of course his answer was "write your recruit and he will have to follow his COC"
Since it wasn't a major crisis, I just decided to wait. I work and our finances will keep till he gets through BS21 next week. Thank you Lisa!

Comment by RicksWifeAmber on February 17, 2010 at 11:02am: I was really not going to worry about this until Rick got to A school, but since you ladies are here maybe you can help? Our zip codes BAH is 1152 and according to the LES that is what they assess our housing to cost... but they only paid out $716? I was thinking maybe because he was in boot camp?

Comment by Anti M on February 17, 2010 at 10:38am: BAH is based on the zip code where the dependent spouse resides, not the location of the duty station.

Comment by RicksWifeAmber on February 17, 2010 at 10:30am: Rod's wife~ he sent me the check stub and it said our housing assessment was based on the zip code of XXXXX which is where we live now? confused...
Wow, did you get moved already?

Comment by RicksWifeAmber on February 16, 2010 at 10:14pm: Confused~ just a little input on the BAH... my husband is currently in GL @ BC and we did redeive BAH on the first check but it was @ a much lower rate than what the government had allowed for our area. However, we didn't get a check for the first month.

Comment by Anti M on February 16, 2010 at 5:02pm: Confused, he won't get family separation allowance if he is in a training status (boot camp and A school/C school). That's for deployments and geographical bachelors where families can't go.

Here's the pay chart:

http://www.navycs.com/2010-military-pay-chart.html

Remember, base pay is taxable, and there may be deductions at first for uniforms and such. Takes about a month or so to see the first pay. After that, payday is the business day on or before the 15th and the 1st.

BAH takes about eight weeks or so to kick in and show up in the paycheck. You will get backpay on housing from the day he swore in. BAH is by geographical area and paygrade.

http://militarytimes.com/projects/money/pay_charts/2010/bah_with/#e...

Comment by PettyNukeWife on February 15, 2010 at 10:36pm: Hello Everyone! my fiance has been in Boot for a week so far. Its been harder then i expected. I miss his voice and hate that I don't have his address yet I have letters ready to be sent. Any Advice on how to make it through this rough time I would love to hear. Thanks

Comment by AF Airman on February 15, 2010 at 9:24pm: Welcome Tiffany. Im new to this too. Hes not my husband but one day will be lol. My bf is in boot camp at the moment and everyhting is pretty tough to deal with. N4M is a great place to talk about things with people that really understand what your going through. Most of the women on here have either gone through it or are going through it and it has helped me alot to meet people and be able to talk about everything.